Kenyan Facebook influencer Wanja Nyarari has shared a deeply personal story detailing how a professional encounter during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tenure grew into a close bond with Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama.
In a lengthy social media post, Wanja recounted that she met Mahama while serving in a work-related capacity during his visit to Kenya.
One morning, the former Ghanaian president reportedly noticed she was visibly distressed and asked about her wellbeing.
Wanja says she explained that her mother, whom she fondly refers to as her “Iron Lady,” was critically ill and depended on an oxygen machine.
According to the influencer, Mahama expressed concern and requested to meet her mother.
He later accompanied her to their home in Nairobi’s Nima area, where he reportedly climbed to a rooftop to meet the elderly woman as she sat in the sun.
Wanja described the visit as unexpected and deeply moving, noting that Mahama took time to listen to her life story and family struggles.
She claims the Ghanaian leader then made a personal pledge, telling her she would be treated as part of his family and introducing her to his son, Sharaf Mahama, as her “brother.”
Wanja further revealed that Mahama gave her a Ghanaian name, Efia Mahama, after learning she was born on a Friday.
The influencer also disclosed that during the recent loss of her mother, Mahama sent a representative from Ghana to Nairobi to personally deliver condolences and support.
The envoy, Rev. Fr. Dr. Tony Amissah of Tangaza University, reportedly offered spiritual and emotional comfort to the family during the mourning period.
Wanja said Mahama consistently followed up on her mother’s health and even explored treatment options abroad, though the family declined.
She described the relationship as one rooted in compassion and humanity, adding that the experience reshaped her understanding of leadership beyond politics.